A secret operation at a warehouse in Seattle sells beach chairs and woks under the name Big River Services. It sells $1M a year on Walmart.com, EBay, Etsy and other online marketplaces. What's not outwardly apparent: It's actually Amazon. wsj.com/business/retai…

The 1st excerpt from 'The Everything War: Amazon's Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power' ran this weekend. It's a sliver of what's in the book, including Amazon pressuring a former Trader Joe's employee to share internal TJ documents: wsj.com/business/retai…

Hire Nelly. She is a wonderful colleague.

I AM FINE

Here is an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal. on.wsj.com/3J5Ymc5

Listen 🎧: President Biden calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Vivian Salama has the details. Plus, Amazon sellers are getting inundated with scam returns. Sebastian Herrera explains. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. on.wsj.com/3o375VH

Amazon has built one of the world’s most efficient delivery systems. Yet people regularly ship junk back to sellers and claim they are returns, often with little to no penalty. wsj.com/business/retai… The Wall Street Journal Sebastian Herrera

Some Amazon merchants complain of scam returns, where buyers ship junk back to sellers and claim they are returns, and say Amazon's policies favor customers (@sebasaherrera / Wall Street Journal)

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I’m gutted to learn about the passing of my former ⁦Austin Statesman⁩ colleague Lori Hawkins. I share many fond memories of covering Austin tech with Lori. She was so kind, humble and giving. Please take a moment to think about Lori and her family today. statesman.com/story/news/loc…

Free Evan!

“One year stolen.”

Friday’s stunning front page of The Wall Street Journal, marking the one-year anniversary of the imprisonment of WSJ Russia reporter Evan Gershkovich.

“The crime: journalism.”

🧵One year ago on Friday, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia during a reporting trip.

He remains in a Moscow prison.

We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/Evan

Amazon is now offering same-day delivery of prescriptions in New York City and Los Angeles.

The expansion is the next step in Amazon’s ambitions to make prescription delivery as quick and convenient as its retail orders. wsj.com/business/amazo…

The DOJ has a tough case in front of it with Apple. Already US courts have heavily favored Apple against these types of antitrust claims: “It strikes me as a fairly weak complaint,' said one long-time antitrust scholar wsj.com/us-news/law/mo…

After my best friend told me that his younger sister had found a boyfriend in Germany through a John Mayer Discord server, I thought that might make a good story.

Turns out, several young adults are finding long-distance love through Discord dating wsj.com/lifestyle/love…

Temu and Shein have, for now, replaced Walmart and Target as focal points in internal Amazon meetings related to retail.

Amazon is expanding its same-day delivery and exploring new promo campaigns about its reliability. Latest on Amazon v. Temu & Shein: wsj.com/business/retai…